The buildings and the wiring
Albany Park, Chicago is organized around Lawrence Avenue, Kedzie, Kimball, and the Brown Line Kedzie stop. The buildings are brick two-flats, bungalows, and courtyard buildings, many with basement apartments. STS Electric sends licensed electricians for overloaded kitchen and laundry stacks, meter labeling for extra units, and panels that trips when a window unit and a microwave share a leg.
How this job is scoped
Two-flats and courtyard buildings need every meter labeled to a unit or to the house lights before new circuits are added. A basement apartment tapped from the upstairs kitchen creates a billing dispute and an illegal load. We map the meters with the owner on site.
Storefronts, commons, and the rest of the block
Beyond the houses, the calls are Lawrence Avenue grocers, restaurants, and clinics with walk-in coolers.
Failures we open the same day
A warm cord behind a cooler, or a panel that buzzes on Lawrence, should be shut down and opened. Call (773) 721-1111.
Before the truck rolls
On a two-flat, both unit owners or the landlord should be there when we label meters. Guessing which meter feeds the stairs is how the wrong unit gets shut off.
Who inspects this address
City of Chicago permits. A basement apartment that was added without a permit often has no legal circuit layout. We document what is there before adding more load.
Bordering areas
Jobs here often sit next to work in North Park and Lincoln Square. One dispatch number covers them: (773) 721-1111. Crews leave from 939 W North Ave.
Book the visit
For a closer look at commercial electrical services, start there, then call (773) 721-1111 to schedule work in Albany Park.
